We headed down to the next big city on AH1 (the main highway that runs from north to south), Vinh. In Vinh we met up with a couchsurfer named Hien. Hien showed us around the town, took us for good eats, and to the birthplace of Ho Chi Minh. She also helped us find a cheap hotel where no one really spoke english but, ironically, the owner spoke russian and so does Kaja so the language in conversations would sometimes go vietnamese > russian > english.
Our first Banh Xeo, different in each province. It's a crepe like pancake filled with veggies and sometimes shrimp and/or pork. Mixed in your bowl with a peanut sauce and fresh veggies and herbs.
The peoples Sqaure in Vinh with a very lit up statue of Uncle Ho.
Kem (ice cream) for desert. Of course I get the flamboyant blue drink.
At a coffee shop. was very cool as there were some youngsters (early 20's) playing vietnamese folky music on guitars and singing. I have no idea what I'm sucking on here.
adam and kaja at the coffee shop. Adam's face is silly on purpose, Kaja's... maybe not so much. :) (and yes, if she finds I posted this, I'm dead)
Hien, in the middle, was our lovely tour guide. She took us with her friends to Ho Chi Minh's birthhouse. This was at a museum nearby.
riding with my first passenger.
peace
having fun with the local authorities.
Uncle Ho's birth house. Reconstructed, of course.
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